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Elon Musk sued by Twitter shareholder, alleging that he manipulated the company’s stock price with his tweets following the buyout agreement

Elon Musk sued by Twitter shareholder, alleging that he manipulated the company’s stock price with his tweets following the buyout agreement

Maja Hitij/Getty Images A Twitter investor is suing Elon Musk for market manipulation for his tweets about the buy being “on hold.” The complaint was filed in California on Wednesday. “Just because your name is Business Insider Trading doesn’t mean you should project that on others!” Musk told Insider in an email. A Twitter shareholder is suing Elon Musk and Twitter over Musk’s tweets following his agreement to buy the company last month. The proposed class-action suit, filed in a federal… Source link

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Forget GameStop and short sellers — the SEC says ‘OCMillionaire’ manipulated a worthless stock higher

Fool’s gold? The SEC alleges that a stock manipulator sucked investors into a worthless company by claiming it was about to become a big player in cannabis. If you’ve been following the ludicrous saga of trading in GameStop shares, you’ve probably heard about how short sellers try to profit by manipulating stocks to fall in price. But that’s not the only way people try to play the market. The Securities and Exchange Commission just unveiled fraud charges against a trader allegedly trying to… Source link

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